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! Chapter Two The Objectives of Language Teaching in Oral Class 2.1 The Goal of Language Teaching According to the Chinese English Teaching Syllabus for English majors at the foundation stage (1990: 13), the goal of spoken English should reach: Learners should be able to read and talk naturally. Learners should be capable of using the basic words to communicate flexibly and correctly. Learners should be able to make comprehensive use of grammatical knowledge correctly. Learners should be able to express the given function in English. (5) Learners should be able to communicate appropriately in specific situations.Based on the requirements of the syllabus, it is necessary that teachers of English oral class adopt a variety of activities to motivate students to cultivate both students knowledge of language and knowledge of language use. 2.2 The Content of Language Teaching2.2.1 Knowledge of Language As far as knowledge of language is concerned, it may refer to the basic elements of language, such as phonological units (e.g. phonemes), grammatical units (e.g.* clauses, phrases, sentences), grammatical operations (e.g. adding, shifting, joining) and lexical items. Every language contains these items. As it is specified at the foundation stage, there is need to train students grammatical ability concerned with Chinese learners reality, even the grammatical competence should be cultivated through activities. In oral class, both knowledge of language and knowledge of language use should be taught through communication. Most teachers regard grammatical items as an essential part in language teaching and learning since communication depends on these grammatical systems. Without them, meaning cant be transferred. To a certain degree, this may be true, but focusing on them too much especially in oral class teaching wont lead to students fluent and successful communication. 2.2.2 Knowledge of Language Use Knowledge of language is one aspect of English language teaching and le